Bracket for electric lamps or the like.



A. Wl KUEBLER.

BRACKET FOR ELECTRIC LAMPS 0R THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILI-:n IuLY 2e. I9I5.

Patented Jann, 1918.

s I.. lll/4 41111/14441 v ADOLPH W. KUEBLER, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO STROMBERG MOTOR DEVICES COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLmOIS.'

BCKET FOB ELECTRIC LAMPS OR THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 115, 1918.

` Application med July a, 191e. serial no. 41,868.

To all whom z't may concern:

Be it known that I, ADOLPH W. Konsum, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Brackets for Electric Lamps or the like, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

lvly invention relates to brackets for electric lamps and the like.

In many factories and machine shops it is often necessary to carry on accurate machine work as on lathes, grinders, drillpresses, etc., under` artificial light. It is of considerable importance that the work .bel

properly illuminated to .secure a good product.

It is the object ofmy invention to provide an improved bracket for holding an electric lamp or the like in any desired position. It is found desirable to insulate the exposed part of the lamp or the bracket in order to avoid shock to the operator or attendant.

lt is a further lobject of my invention to insulate the parts of the brackets to prevent shock to the operator.

'll combine the feature of insulation with adjustability by inserting washers of ber or the like between a bearing or joint surface of the bracket. The fiber washers are excellent insulators, and at the same time.

offer excellent frictional surfaces for holding the joints with the proper rigidity.

I shall now describe more particularly my invention in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is an elevational view of the complete bracket;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the left hand end of the bracket shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the same taken on the lineJ 3, 3, of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a detail view of the bolt and washer taken on the line 1, 4t, of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional detail view of the telescoping tubes taken on the line 5, 5, of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 6 is a similar view taken on the line 6, 6, of Fig. l.

The bracket shown in Fig. 1 consists of a pair of telescoping tubes 7 and 8, one of' Ving surfaces. tending bracket 18,' having a collar 19 thread-1 which is fastened by a universal joint to the stationary stud or nipple 9, and the other of which is connected by means of a similar universal joint with the lamp socket 10. The tube 7 is slotted at 11 and a pin 12, shown in this case as a machine screw, is secured to the sleeve 8. This allows of a limited i-ongitudinal relative movement of the two sleeves.

The end of the sleeve Y is slotted, as shown at 13, and the tapered collar 14 is screwthreaded upon the end thereof, forming therewith a clutch or chuck for gripping the inner sleeve 8 and preventing movement of the parts. f'

The universal joint shown at the left of Fig. 1 is illustrated in detail in Figs. 2 and 3. The sleeve 7 is threaded into' a collar 15, forming the base of a longitudinally extending bracket memberl. rlhe bracket member 16 bears upon its outer end a lug 17 which is provid/ed With faces or machined surfaces to form proper frictional support- A. similar longitudinally eX- ed upon the stationary stud 9, bears a similar lug 20 upon its outer'end. 'The two lugs 17 and 20 are joined together by means of a right angle bracket 21 which has cooperating bearing surfaces for each of the lugs 17 and 20. Bolts 22 and 23 are secured to the angle brackets 2l and pass axially through the lugs 17 and 2O to clamp the parts together. A pair of fiber washers 24: are' placed on each side of the lugs 17 and 2O to provide suitable friction surfaces. The

bolts 22 and 23 are cut away, as bestvshown' inFig. 4, and a washer 25 is slipped over the bolt. The washer, due to its engagement with the flat side of the bolt 22 or 23, is relatively non-rotative with the bolt. As a result there is provided a friction surface on each side of the lugs 17 and 20 and there is no tendency for the nuts to be loosened from the bolts.

The, bolts 22 and 23 are surrounded byan insulating collar or sleeve 26 where they pass through. the lugs 17 and 20. This serves to complete the insulation between the angle bracket 21 and the adjacent brackets 16 and 18. The electric lamp cord 27 passes through the nipple 9 and the sleeves 7 and 8 and as there would be a tendency for the cord to rub against the edges of the metal the open ends of the collars 15 and 19 are rimmed j the longitudinal bracket 30, secured to the sleeve 8 and the bracket 31 secured to the lamp socket l0. These two brackets are joined together by means of' the angle bracket 32. l

a lamp bracket which is especially;

It can now be seen that I have provided adapted for use iny connection with mac ine tools and the like. The lamp 32 is held rigidly in any position desired, although adjustment 1 can besecured with great ease. In effect the bracket comprises a stationary part which is the'part 9, a universal jolnt, shown at the left of the tel'e'scoping tubes, a radius r'od of adjustable length comprising the telescoping tubes 7 and 8, and a universal Y joint at -the end of the radius rod. 4The friction Washers 24 maintain a Auniform friction at the joint so as to maintain the bracketin any position in which it may be I, set. In addition, these fiber washers serve to function. Y

lI donot wishto be'confined to the. precise details of vconstruction as it will be apparent to a Workman skilled in the art that various changes and modifications ma .be made insulate the parts and thus perform VAa double vwithout departing from the spirlt and scope of my invention.` Y 1 j my name this What I claim as new and desire toprotect byv Letters PatentJ is the following:

l. In combination, a stationary support havin an extension arm and a lamp socket provi ed with a similar arm, a tubular ra-` dius member having a .pair of adjustable telescopically related sections, the free ends.

of which are rovided with extensions, right angular brac t members, bolts to pivota ly connect said extensions and said right angular brackets, insulating means surrounding .the bolts and between the extension arms and brackets, and bushing insulators at the j open ends of said supports and tubular ra-i dius memberssaid supports vand tubular.

members being adapted to receive a iexible conductor throughout, and said insulating means serving to frictionally hold the elements in various adjusted positions.

2. Ina bracket, a connection comprising apertured members adapted for alinement,

a bolt having reduced ends, the interme` diate portion of thebolt being disposed in the aperture of one of said members, one free end of said boltrybeing received in the othermember, `the opposite end of said bolt being threaded and flattened,a bushing surrounding the intermediate portion .of the,-

bolt a pair of washers on the free ends of the b bolt, and a retaining nut receivablejon said threaded end.

In Witness whereof, I hereuntosubscribe 23rd da of July A. D. 1915.` ADOL H KUEBLER.

olt, one of the Washers having anaper- `ture conforming to the flattened end'of said' 

